9 tips to encourage self love and personal growth The thing I’ve discovered about personal growth is that tit happens over time with repeated trial and error as you press on. As a millenial….I hate this fact. Haha I’m all about the instant gratifcation life, it’s hard for me to be patient for “better things […]
Mental Health
How Body Positivity Changed Her Life: Interview with Sassy Red Lipstick!
Don’t mind me, I’m just hyperventilating into a paper bag as I type because I’m FANGIRL-ING so hard right now over Sarah Tripp, the blogger behind Sassy Red Lipstick. I know, old news to a lot of you that have heard me mention her on my blog before, but recently I had the absolute PEACHIEST […]
Learning to Love Your Body After Baby
Stretch marks make it look like Freddy Krueger got a hold of you? Floppy skin pulling out as far as Dumbo’s ears? Maybe even peeing a little every time you sneeze or laugh too hard? Then friends, you are welcome here, a place to talk about why your postpartum body after baby is AWESOME and […]
Postpartum Depression after Second Baby
A lot of you know by now that part of the main reason I started this blog was after my experience with postpartum depression when I had my first baby. That experience alone kept me from ever wanting to have another baby and it permanently reprogrammed how I function, right down to my DNA. You […]
Love Evolves Her
A couple of days ago in this post I shared that I really want to focus on one, singular goal for this year, and that goal is to learn to care for and love myself. I’ve written, re-written, and re-written some more about how I wanted to approach this goal because I’ve never done something […]
Why I’m Only Choosing ONE Resolution This Year
Can you guys believe it is already the end of another year and the new year starts TOMORROW?? I can’t believe how quickly this year has flown! So I want to start off with having you picture a crazy maniac furiously writing in some kind of crazy Einstein looking equations all over the blackboard of […]
Don’t Be Afraid to Get Dirty
The other day I read an article about fun things to stimulate a child’s mind through play, and a lot of suggestions involved mess-making ideas. Then I read one of the comments on the post where a concerned mom asked if there were any ideas that weren’t quite so messy. At first I thought, “Oh! […]
Why I Started a Blog
There are hundreds of reasons that people start blogs. With so many blogs out there, I’ve often asked myself, “what makes me different than everyone else?” Honestly, what makes anyone different from anyone else? Most writers like to read, write, talk, give advice, or a combination of those elements, so what is it that makes […]
Monday Sunshine: Letting Go
I am a control freak. While some people are born with an inherent need to have control over every little situation, this is not something naturally in my blood. I was always a go-with-the-flow kind of person, I didn’t really worry too much about problems, and I very much had a “whatever” kind of attitude. […]
You Aren’t Alone: People at Risk of Post Partum Depression
This is supposed to be one of the happiest things of my life, so why don’t I feel that way? What is wrong with me? Having a child can be one of the most beautiful experiences, an experience most mothers will state is one of the best in their life and because of that, mothers […]